Daniel Turner

Daniel Turner (16 June 1944-11 August 1966) was a Private of the US Marines who was awarded the Silver Star for his services during the Vietnam War.

Biography
Daniel Turner was born on 16 June 1944 in Sacramento, California. He was drafted into the US Marines at the age of 20 in 1964 and sent to Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Turner was sent to basic training in Saigon, and then was pressed into the squad of Sergeant-Major Kyle Radiack. In August 1966 he assisted his squad in capturing Hill 3366, and he and Radiack were the last two survivors of the tenacious Viet Cong attack. Turner and Radiack gunned down a number of Viet Cong before the two of them were overwhelmed by the Viet Cong forces, and Turner was the last to die. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for Bravery due to his tenacious defense of the firebase.